I have been searching for information on a great great aunt born Mary Gates, about 1842, IL or MO, to Michael and Catherine Gates. I have discovered tonight a record on the FamilySearch Web site, a record for a Mary Susan Gates, born 26 March 1850 in IL, Mary died 22 Nov 1886 in Ritchie, MO. Husband was Robert Taylor Harris, born 25 Dec 1848 in AR. , Robert died 4 Aug 1928 at Hoxie, Lawrence Co AR. Mary and Robert were married on 9 Feb 1873 in Newtonia, Newton Co MO. They had the following children per the 1880 censuschild, Mary Elizabeth Harris, born 26 May 1878 in Pocahontas, Randolph CO AR. Becky/Rebecca (?), age 6, b. MO Thomas, age 4, b. MO Mary E., age 2, b. MO, She died 2 June, 1960 at Wichita, Sedgewick KS James, age 10/12, b. MO Perhaps this is a coincidence, I lack a definite date of birth on Mary, daughter of Michael and Catherine Gates, though I did know that she was born in either IL or MO. I have found other members of the Gates family in Newton CO MO. Also a number of Gates family members left MO during or after the war (Civil War) and settled in Randolph CO and Lawrence CO AR. Is there anyone on the list with knowledge of the above family? If so I would like to establish contact with you. Gena Gates Lally